Liam Sullivan's Ideas and Reflections
My son Peter and I took in our first Red Sox game of the season on April 7th versus the Texas Rangers. While the 2013 champions have struggled early on, we were treated to a thrilling 5-1 victory. Yes, it was April baseball, as both teams had a passed ball and an error, and probably … Continue reading Photopost: Red Sox at Fenway Park
On Sunday I attended my second Mets game of the month, this time a road game here at home in Boston. It feels a bit odd to don my blue & orange hat for a trip to Fenway since I will root for the Red Sox against any other opponent. Yet I’ve done it many … Continue reading Fenway Park
Last week, I posted photos from my business trip to Washington, D.C. with the intention of posting more. But as the remainder of my trip was largely in conference rooms, the bulk of my remaining photographs are from Nationals Park, so I’m going to focus this post there. I took in the Washington Nationals’ game … Continue reading Photopost: Nationals Park
My son Peter and I were fortunate enough to take in two Boston Red Sox games in the same week. The first was a home game at Fenway Park versus the White Sox. For the second game, we ventured into enemy territory to see Red Sox take on the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the … Continue reading Photopost: A Tale of Two Ballparks
Last night, the beautiful game and a lyric little bandbox of a ballpark came together for the Fenway Football Challenge. Celtic Football Club of Glasgow and Sporting Clube de Portugal of Lisbon met for the first soccer game in Fenway Park since 1968. I didn’t even hear of the event until Monday, but immediately found … Continue reading Football at Fenway
Today I attended the Futures at Fenway baseball double header featuring two minor league games in a major league ballpark. This is an annual event begun in 2006 which allows minor league players a taste of playing in historic Fenway as well as allowing ordinary fans – especially those with children – to see a … Continue reading Futures at Fenway
On our vacation to Universal Orlando, my son and I took a side trip to see the Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. This is the 13th current Major League Baseball ballpark where I’ve attended a game in addition to 6 former stadiums. It was my son’s … Continue reading Photopost: Tropicana Field
I started a tradition back in 1996 of making a list of the most memorable events of the year. I always say that memorable does not mean it is necessarily positive, and this year more than most will include some negative experiences. That first list in 1996 had exactly twenty items, so I’ve made the … Continue reading 2020 Year in Review: Memorable Events
Twenty years ago today, the Boston Red Sox played the Cleveland Indians in the 5th and deciding game of the 1999 American League Division Series. This game became an instant classic due to the performance of the great Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez that helped clinched the series for the Red Sox. I was reminded … Continue reading The Milagro in the Sligo
Author: W.P. Kinsella Title: Shoeless Joe Narrator: Grover Gardner Publication Info: Blackstone Publishing, 2011 (originally published 1982) Other Books Read By the Same Author: The Iowa Baseball Confederacy Box Socials The Thrill of the Grass The Mocassin Telegraph and Other Stories The Dixon Cornbelt League, and Other Baseball Stories Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes to Iowa: … Continue reading Book Review: Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
Panorama of the Mountains 